Cybersecurity: A Practical Engineering Approach introduces the implementation of a secure cyber architecture, beginning with the identification of security risks. It then builds solutions to mitigate risks by considering the technological justification of the solutions as well as their efficiency. The process follows an engineering process model. Each module builds on a subset of the risks, discussing the knowledge necessary to approach a solution, followed by the security control architecture design and the implementation. The modular approach allows students to focus on more manageable problems, making the learning process simpler and more attractive.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Cybersecurity Fundamentals 

CHAPTER 2: Access Control Techniques 

CHAPTER 3: Basic Cryptography Operations 

CHAPTER 4: Internet and Web Communication Models 

CHAPTER 5: Synthesis of Perimeter Security Technologies 

CHAPTER 6: Anatomy of Network and Computer Attacks 

About the Author

Henrique M. D. Santos is an Associate Professor at the Information Systems Department of the University of Minho, and an integrated researcher at the ALGORITMI Research Centre of the same university.